A few try, but for most it's not a car-free day
GURGAON: After the promise of the first Car-Free Day, the campaign seems to have fizzled out like a soggy Diwali firecracker. Pockets of participatory zeal aside, Gurgaon at the moment resembles a city...
View ArticleAt the trade fair, small decor items are the most shoplifted – all ‘by mistake’!
Cash crunch is not the only issue troubling exhibitors at the ongoing India International Trade Fair. The other problem is that some of their smaller wares seem to mysteriously keeping falling into...
View ArticleHamara cash apne account mein daal do, 5% rakh lo: Employers to maids
Demonetization has sent people with unaccounted for cash into a panic and scurrying to find ways to legitimize the money - and one of those desperate measures includes getting help from the help!...
View ArticleNyochhaavar dips in baraats, as 500 ka note goes lapata
While for most of us, the mark of a good shaadi is usually based on the food served, for the bandwallahs and ghodiwallahs, the criteria is quite different. For them, a good baraat is the one with the...
View ArticleTranscript of Weekly Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (October 20,...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to the weekly media briefing. I have just one opening...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson and Joint...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Syed Akbaruddin): Good evening friends and thank you very much for joining us here this evening even as we...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson and Joint...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Syed Akbaruddin): Good evening friends and thank you very much for joining us here this evening even as we...
View ArticleBargain havens turn fixed-at-500 shops in Sarojini, Janpath markets
'500 ke do papad le lo' - a hawker in Sarojini Nagar shocked customers by asking for Rs 500 for something that does not cost more than Rs 20. Though he seemed to be doing this only to attract people,...
View ArticleWhy do 3 out of the 8 best known co-ed colleges in DU not have girls' hostels?
While many in DU say that the lack of girls' hostels is reflective of the administration's orthodox mentality, colleges which are trying to build one now say there are a lot of hurdles to be crossed....
View ArticleMedia Briefing by Secretary (ER) on Hon. Prime Minister’s Forthcoming Visit...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup): Good evening friends and welcome to this briefing on Prime Minister's forthcoming visit to the...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Ambassador of India to USA on Prime...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup: Good evening friends and welcome to this press briefing on Prime Minister's ongoing visit to...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Ambassador of India, Washington on the visit...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson, Shri Vikas Swarup:Good evening friends and welcome to this press briefing on Prime Minister's ongoing visit to the...
View ArticleAjay Devgn: I can vouch for the entire industry – we don’t remember our...
The festive season is usually about celebration and reconciliation and all those things. But the Diwali release season for Bollywood has been marked by edginess, sharpness, allegations and controversy...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (October 14, 2014)...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Transcript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (October 14, 2014) October 15, 2014 Official Spokesperson (Shri Syed Akbaruddin):...
View ArticleKapil Sharma has a funny take on Delhi!
Kapil Sharma's decision to end 'Comedy Nights With Kapil' over some differences with the channel became a hot topic of discussion among the TV fraternity. Now, he will be seen on another channel with...
View ArticleAkshay Kumar : I don’t go to Vaishno Devi anymore
Despite being a declared paidaishi Vaishno Devi bhakt, Akshay isn't headed there in the Navratras. Here's why READ : Akshay Kumar's top 10 unforgettable dialogues At one point of time, you were the...
View ArticleAsha Bhosle: I want to groom my granddaughter Zanai now
Asha Bhosle was recently in the capital to attend an event hosted by Young FICCI Ladies Organisation (YFLO), where she expressed her views on a range of topics - obscene lyrics in film songs and...
View ArticleTranscript of Media Briefing by Official Spokesperson (December 17, 2015)...
(Source: Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India) Official Spokesperson (Shri Vikas Swarup): Good evening friends and welcome to this weekly press briefing. I will begin with a short...
View ArticleHawkers missing from Lajpat since I-Day, shoppers say might move to K-Nags,...
Like every year, hawkers and street vendors at popular markets such as Lajpat Nagar, Janpath and Sarojini Nagar, were asked to remove their stalls one week prior to Independence Day. Keeping security...
View ArticleSalman Khan: Youth not petty, won't tolerate all this
Salman stepped into Delhi for the promos of PRDP and - predictably - ran into a flurry of questions and soundbyte quests on SRK, religion and intolerance. The bemused star says he doesn't understand...
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